“It is the brain that gets drunk and not the body itself.”

“The brain is a gland of unity: the brain is one with the body.”

“In short, if your body or mind
Or your soul or your purse come to grief,
You need only get drunk, and you'll find
Complete and immediate relief.”

“The body breathes by itself. The mind thinks by itself. Awareness simply observes the process without getting lost in the content.”

“Beyond the brain, there is something that observes the brain itself.”

““Am I drunk?" he asked Crewcut. "You're not drunk, Boss," Crewcut replied. "How could a superior individual like you be drunk? People around here who get drunk are the dregs of society, illiterates, uncouth people. Highbrow folks, those of the 'spring snow,' cannot get drunk. You're a highbrow, therefore you cannot be drunk.””

“Remember literature, Charlie? It involved getting drunk and getting laid.”

“To get enough to eat was regarded as an achievement. To get drunk was a victory.”

“One should always be drunk. That's all that matters… But with what? With wine, with poetry, or with virtue, as you chose. But get drunk.”

“the parties are no fun until everyone gets drunk”